The Dickens Bar & Inn

Very nice all round would recommend and certainly go back . Nice clean room clean over very nice staff freindly and polite very good breakfast with a very nice waitress you couldn't fault it . The pub was good . Nice beer good price decent music and atmosphere. I would go back any time really good

Just spent three nights at the Dickens and would thoroughly recommend it. Location is great. Very easy to find, the main shopping street is at the end of the road (turn right at Greggs). Its opposite the cliff railway (well worth the fare as there are a LOT of stairs and its steep). We were a bit concerned about the noise, the rooms being over the pub. We didn't hear a thing - other than the seagulls - and thought we were the only ones there until we saw other people at breakfast. It was so quiet. Access is by a side door, which is locked at night and you are given a swipe card to gain entry. The room, on the 3rd floor, was adequately sized. There was tea/coffee making facilities, fluffy white towels, and a shower over the bath. It was spotlessly clean. The breakfast, which is served on the 1st floor is basic but very good. Full english, bacon or sausage butties, eggs on toast. No continental options given (who wants them any way !!). They don't do evening meals but there is plenty of choice around - Mediterraean next door, Brewers fayre one street back, and a chinese two streets back recommended. There is even a McDonalds in the same street and Greggs on the corner of the main shopping street. There is also a mini market in the road which had a FREE cash machine if needed. Dislikes - the lift. Very, very small (2 people), claustrophobic and slow. Had to use cis we were on 3rd floor. Would stay again and recommend but maybe more in peak summer as we found a lot of the seaside type places were closed for season. We went by train and recommend that form of transport

Only stayed one night but so pleased we chose the Dickens. TBH we’re always a bit worried on booking a B&B in a UK seaside resort but nothing to be concerned about here. A good friendly welcome at the small reception by the guest entrance door. A small slow moving lift up to our room which was a good size, clean & well appointed. Everything was good in the room. The rooms are above the pub but we didn’t hear anything from the bar which was busy both in the afternoon and in the evening. The bar closed at 1.30am which was good for us after being at the Open Air Theatre to see Madness .. saying that we only lasted until 12.30am . The bed was comfy. The only downside was the noise throughout the night from the seagulls (I know we at the coast but the seagulls roosting on The Grand Hotel need to be sorted) . Breakfast was excellent & the staff were really friendly. Overall a great stay & we’d stay again 👍